Which material are the flattubes inside BIX/BIP/GT radiators made off? Brass?
Which material are the flattubes inside BIX/BIP/GT radiators made off? Brass?
yes. brass. as with pretty much every radiator.
why not copper?
Maxx i am on my second clean of my BIX using 6% acidity (white wine vinegar) im thinking of leaving it overnight till about 9am ( 9 hours from now) is that too long for a soak? I dont want my rad leaking because the acid has eaten the solder :p:
thanks :D
c_d
It'll be fine.
Feel free to add a couple of drops of soap too, depending on what you're trying to clean out.
cool_dude, the acidity is so low its not of much concern.. If you repeated the cleaning process over and over again for a few months it might develop a leak, but not from a day or two.
Just dont throw HCl in there.. That will eat the solder faster than you can say "rumplestilksen"
from the online WC store thread...
Just wondering, are these screws the same as 6/32 screws? If using 120x38 fans, I suppose you can just move up to 1-1/2" length?Quote:
Pan Head Phillips Sheet Metal Screw, Black, #6 Size, 1-1/4"----90935A155 - For mounting 25mm thick fans to HWlabs, Thermochill, Swiftech and Coolingworks Radiators
refer to this pic,Quote:
So here is a general rule to follow. Pump>Radiator>CPU>GPU(if implemented)>NB(if implemented)>Reservoir. This is the most efficient way of setting up your system.
http://www.thermaltake.com/product/L.../images/41.jpg
how come the way they mention is different from what you recommend ?
which one is more better ?
anyone care to enlight me ?
im still new in WC ;)
Not exactly. 6/32 are machine screws and the #6 screws are self tapping sheet metal screws. Machine screws need to scew into threaded metal to work correctly.Quote:
Originally Posted by Kilyin
As I said in the guide, the best way is to have the tubing the shortest. but lets say the tubing is the same lenght wether its like the Tt picture or how I said it is best.Quote:
Originally Posted by ahpaul82
In this case it would be my way that would give the SLIGHT performance gain. The reason for this is that the pump introduces heat into the system and if you have the pump between the radiator and waterblock this heat is NOT disipated. For pumps like the AQZ50Z, and DDC, this is not an issue as the heat input varries between 5-10watts. But for hotter pumps like the MD20's and D5's the gain will be slightly more noticable because they input ~25watts into the water.
As a general rule, anything Thermaltake says about watercooling should be taken with a grain of salt and should be double checked by a knowledgeable member of the watercooling community.
;) excuse the english lesson for a second :-P
Which one is more efficiantQuote:
which one is more better ?
anyone care to enlight me ?
Which one would be better
I work with 4 asian girls at school, one is chinese, one from Taiwan, and two from Japan, and all of them don't speak fluent english, and I some how ended being their surigate english tutor :D
Its hard to break the ebonics, and foul language they have picked up. But there is progress. Now if I was not involved I would be dating one;)
oh. feel free to correct me too. :)
Hey all, is there any advantage to having the radiator on the top vs. on the bottom? I was thinking of setting up my rad on the bottom (and raising the case to give it sufficient airflow).
I had this question as wellQuote:
Originally Posted by wildcard
I assume on the bottom you want to blow air in..if the rad is on top to suck out?
Apart from possible effects on convective airflow of secondary components, there is no difference... provided they are both drawing in fresh air from outside the case.
Obv if the rad is breathing air thats gone through the case, temps will be x degrees higher - where x is the delta between ambient and rad-in air temps.
If your rad is blowing air into the case, I imagine there would be increased case temps, but is this something that I would need to be concerned about?
I imagine the lesser of the two evils (blowing hot air into case, blowing hot air through the rad) would be to blow the hot air from the rad into the case.
What's the temp increase of the air after it has gone through the rad?
well the air that goes through the rad does just heat up a few degres. so the added airflow through the case might just be good!
I can't believe that maxxx replied to a post with a Tt wc'ing picture... :lol2:
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Originally Posted by JoeBar
Don't get it?
Ever heard the phrase "I won't even justify that comment with a response."Quote:
Originally Posted by phelan1777
Well that is what I think he was trying to get at.. Anything with a picutre of Thermaltake watercooling it is below even getting a response.
While I would be inclined to believe this, sadly the world doesnt work that way and if we ignored all of the Tt watercooling posts people might actaully buy that garbage. Thermaltake is kind of like AIDS; it wont go away just by ingoring it.
And yes you can sig quote me on that one.
think that explain it :D
O I will sir, believe you me I will. (after i correct your spelling, that is)Quote:
Originally Posted by MaxxxRacer
lol.. i purposely made sure not to miss-spell anything in that sentance and I did anyway... ohwell. If you want to be really nitpicky, in the word "wont" it should be "won't"...
nubs question:
is swiftech apex ultra kit any good?? your guide did say that Apogee CPU Block is no good
or a custom slecetion of package is better??
Hey Crediki move tothe US, where now you will HAVE to learn English according to the US Governent :D ..........though like 98% of Americans can't speak/write PROPER English anyway.
BECAUSE English is not American, we speak AMERICAN english here, and then there is Ebonics also know as "slang", and Spanglish, then you have the rest of the languages.
The only people that speak English ARE the English, well that is how I look at it anyway.
there "aint" no "aint" in the AMERICAN English language, I don't care if it's in the Dictionary.
but my English class is called "English" lol, thats puzzling isn't it??
anyway is Swiftech Apex Ultra kit good?